i5-760 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+12.7%
Core i5-760
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.66

A10-5800K outperforms Core i5-760 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Core i5-760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19952080
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.350.14
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.771.65
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)18 July 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 150% better value for money than i5-760.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and Core i5-760 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and Core i5-760 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Core i5-760 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-760 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-760. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Core i5-760.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.87
+12.7%
i5-760 1.66

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800K 2963
+12.4%
i5-760 2635

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 451
i5-760 452
+0.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1094
i5-760 1272
+16.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

A10-5800K 3890
i5-760 4560
+17.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.66
Recency 2 October 2012 18 July 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

A10-5800K has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

i5-760, on the other hand, has 5.3% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-760 in performance tests.


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